Heart Scarab
664–525 B.C.E.
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Object Label
The Egyptians worked with gold and semiprecious stones from earliest times. They mined both types of material in the desert east of the Nile and in present-day Sudan, called “Nubia” in ancient times after the ancient Egyptian word for gold (nub). Clearly, objects made from these high-value materials were available only to the highest ranks of society.
Caption
Heart Scarab, 664–525 B.C.E.. Steatite, sheet gold, 7/8 x 1 7/16 x 2 1/16 in. (2.3 x 3.6 x 5.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.717E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Heart Scarab
Date
664–525 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 26
Period
Late Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Steatite, sheet gold
Classification
Dimensions
7/8 x 1 7/16 x 2 1/16 in. (2.3 x 3.6 x 5.3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.717E
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